Exopolysaccharides produced by plant pathogenic bacteria affect ascorbate metabolism in Nicotiana tabacum

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 803-810

  De Pinto, Maria C ^a   Lavermicocca, Paola ^b   Evidente, Antonio ^c   Corsaro, Maria M ^c   Lazzaroni, Silvia ^c   De Gara, Laura ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Biotic stress; Exopolysaccharides; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase; Plant pathogenic bacteria; Redox enzymes

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CELLS, CULTURED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS; TOBACCO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0041783568     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcg105     Document Type: Article

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